Introduction
The ontology is developed by analyzing the domain of industrial warehouse design, indentifying the key domains such as EnvelopeWarehouse, InteriorWarehouse and Supportingstructurewarehouse, along with their subclasses like RoofEnvelopeWarehouse, FloorInteriorWarehouse and FoundationSuppportingstructureWarehouse.
What is the purpose
The purpose of the industrial warehouse ontology is to provide a structured representation of various aspects for the structural design of warehouse superstructure in Germany. It aims to cover critical elements for industrial warehouse design, such as the physical superstructure material choices and the use of warehouse.
What is the scope?
It will cover the main architectural and functional designs of industrial warehouse.
Superstructure components: Envelope part (Facade and Roof) , Interior part (Dividing wall, Floor and Suspended ceilings) and Supporting structure part (Foundation, Pillar, RoofSupporting).
Main material selection: Concrete, Steel, Wood and Fiberglass.
Functional use: there are various uses of industrial warehouse, such as production warehouse, distribution warehouse, storage warehouse.
Who are the intended users?
Structural engineers, architects and designers: experts involved in the design and also construction of industrial warehouse.
Industrial warehouse managers and workers: individuals who is responsible for the daily operation and management of the warehouse.
What is the intended use?
Facilitate the parametric design: assist the designers in the designing and planning stage of industrial warehouse.
Operational Planning and Optimization: enhance the layout and operations plan of the warehouse for the managers and planners.
Creating an Ontology for an Industrial Warehouse
The Ontology will be divided into four main aspects, and then each branch will be divided into the next subsystem along its own logic and structure. From a rough breakdown, to a more detailed breakdown of the next subsystem. This will systematically show how the above-ground structure of a warehouse will be divided according to structural logic. More details and interrelationships will then be added to the different subsystems, complementing and illustrating the logic and interconnections of the system. For example, WarehouseOption1 has Dividingwall as a restriction, so some DividingWallInterior determines that Class WarehouseOption 1 must have DividingWall as a higher-level restriction. These mutual relationships will directly determine and limit different structures and layout types.
Ontology creation for Warehouse can be a challenge and requires clear logic and mind, but this process can sort out and divide the structure of Warehouse project from theoretical and practical projets at the same time. Figure below shows the main part of the Ontology of Industrial Warehouse.
